# Let welcome message reflect your status (phone app)

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/let-welcome-message-reflect-your-status-phone-app/51706>\
**Category:** Ideas & Suggestions\
**Created:** [September 15, 2021, 3:34pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/let-welcome-message-reflect-your-status-phone-app/51706 "2021-09-15T15:34:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2021, 3:34pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/let-welcome-message-reflect-your-status-phone-app/51706/1 "2021-09-15T15:34:23Z")

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(_I’ve read about this somewhere, but no clue where. So I thought, why not ask here._

_I’m such a nerd who don’t trusts automations blindly. When I’m away, I always want to check if my lights and media are switched off. Yes my flows alr send status messages, but_)

To quickly check your home/away/sleep status, it would be nice if the “Welcome home, [username]” message reflects your status dynamically.

I just discovered the avatar gets a bit dimmed when your status is ‘away’, but I didn’t notice this for a year😉.  
_So the home & away trigger is already there._

So, in graphics:

> At home (The text is Dutch for welcome home):
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> ![Screenshot_20210915-124446_Homey](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/f/a/fa1b3075c46dcbed0d05574888ca3629915c3827.jpeg)

> Away:
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> ![Homey_welcome_behomesoon](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/c/6/c6622659619f4069cca86d9c95be92ba82de7585.jpeg)

> Sleeping:
> 
> ![Homey_welcome_goodnight](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/c/1/c1b5518abed5bcced2ab1ee8b073894bc55e85d0.jpeg)

Anyone with other/better/additional ideas about this?  
Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Dijker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dijker](https://community.homey.app/u/Dijker)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2021, 3:53pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/let-welcome-message-reflect-your-status-phone-app/51706/2 "2021-09-15T15:53:49Z")

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The idea behind the

> Welcome home, Your Name

is that you always have your home in your pocket.

Regarding a visual better indicator is someone is at home I agree.

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**Author:** ![tlangelaar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/tlangelaar/32/10980_2.png) [@tlangelaar](https://community.homey.app/u/tlangelaar)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2021, 3:59pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/let-welcome-message-reflect-your-status-phone-app/51706/3 "2021-09-15T15:59:55Z")

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The dimming is a lot clearer if you use profile photos.

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**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2021, 4:38pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/let-welcome-message-reflect-your-status-phone-app/51706/4 "2021-09-15T16:38:10Z")

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Check, that’s better indeed.

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**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2021, 4:40pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/let-welcome-message-reflect-your-status-phone-app/51706/5 "2021-09-15T16:40:16Z")

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> [@Dijker](#):
>
> The idea behind the
> 
> > Welcome home, Your Name
> 
> is that you always have your home in your pocket.

I always think at first: _Homey still thinks I’m home!_ 😅